Nashville Style Hot Chicken
Turn up the heat with tasty, fried Homestyle Hot Chicken.
Makes: 6 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 6 hours 45 minutes
Recipe Created By: Mary Carter
Featured In: Tennessee Home & Farm
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 6 hours 45 minutes
Recipe Created By: Mary Carter
Featured In: Tennessee Home & Farm
Ingredients
- 48 ounces chicken breasts, with or without skin
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups self-rising flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- frying oil (canola or peanut are best)
- white bread or buns
- butter pickles
Hot Chicken Paste
- 3 tablespoons lard or bacon grease
- 2-3 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika (optional)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Place chicken in buttermilk. Refrigerate, covered, for 4 to 6 hours.
- Stir together flour, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl. Dredge chicken in flour mixture until well coated.
- In a separate bowl, combine all paste ingredients until well mixed. Microwave for about 15 seconds to make mixing easier, if desired. Set aside.
- Heat oil, about 4 inches deep, in a cast iron skillet to 350 degrees.
- Fry chicken, several pieces at a time, in oil until the temperature reaches 350 degrees. Using a spoon, immediately coat both sides of hot chicken with paste. The chicken will be very hot (temperature-wise), so use caution.
- Serve on white bread with sliced pickles to help curb the heat.
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